3. Introduction
Rating scale is an important technique of evaluation.
Rating is the assessment of one person by another
person. This is one of the oldest methods of personality
assessment. Rating is a term applied to expression of
opinion or judgment regarding some situation, object or
character. Opinions are usually expressed on a scale or
value.
4. Definition
A rating scale is a set of categories designed to
elicit information about a quantitative or
a qualitative attribute.
Rating scale refers to a scale with a set of opinions,
which describes varying degree of the dimensions
of an attitude being observed.
Rating scale is a device by which judgements may
be qualified or an opinion concerning a trait can be
systematized.
8. Characteristics of rating scale
• Are valuable judgements about attributes of one
person by another person.
• Most commonly used tools to carry out structured
observations.
• Make quantitative judgements about qualitative
attributes.
• Provide flexibility to judge the level of performance
or presence of attributes among subjects.
9. Guilford (1954) identified that rating scale must have
following basic characteristics, which must be
taken care of while constructing a rating scale.
–Clarity
–Relevance
–Variety
–Objectivity
–Uniqueness
10. Steps in developing a rating scale
• Identify the course objectives.
• List the specific objectives.
• Enumerate the terminal/behavioral objectives.
• Describe the rating in qualitative and quantitative terms.
• Summarize the ratings by adding the scores.
• In order to place the students in different categories,
calculate total score.
11. ADVANTAGES OF RATING SCALE
• Records qualitative and quantitative judgments about observed
performance.
• Measure specified outcomes or objectives of education deemed to
be significant or important to teacher.
• Evaluate procedures such as playing an instrument, operating an
equipment or machine, demonstrating the nursing procedure.
• Evaluate products such as typed letter, responses of demonstration,
sample of diagram, charts etc.
• Help teachers to rate students periodically on various characteristics
such as punctuality, honesty, cheerfulness and other personal traits.
• Adaptable and flexible.
• Used within a large number of students.
• Reduce the subjectivity and unreliability .
12. DISADVANTAGES OF RATING SCALE
• It is difficult to fix up rating about many aspects of an
individual.
• Misuse can result in decreased objectivity.
• Due to chances of subjective evaluation, scales may become
unscientific and unreliable.
• Lack of uniformity with which terms are interpreted by the
evaluator.
• Common sources of errors in rating scales, that affect the
validity of a rater, they are :
1. Ambiguity. 2. Attitude of the rater 3. Personality of the
rater; Halo effect; personal bias; logical errors
4.Opportunity for adequate observation.
13. DISADVANTAGES OF RATING SCALE
Common sources of errors in rating scales, that affect the
validity of a rater, they are :
1. Ambiguity.
2. Attitude of the rater
3. Personality of the rater; Halo effect; personal bias;
logical errors
4. Opportunity for adequate observation.
14. Conclusion
Now I conclude my topic, I discussed about rating
scale, different types of rating scales,
characteristics, advantages and disadvantages of
rating scales.
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